Friday John Ku – AKA – TGIF

Another Friday (YAY). This week has been pretty standard around here. It seems odd not to have workers or furniture disrupting the day. Well, we are certainly glad for that situation.

The weather here in Austin has been in the 100’s all week. We are told by the local weather forecaster that it is going to be this way for another two weeks. There was no discussion about what happens after that, so who knows how long it will last.

I managed to keep my 1000 words a day goal. I’m now sitting at over 41,000. This book is a strange one for sure. Let me tell you about it. The protagonists are both dead and on a trip to the eternal home. They were allowed to choose some learning stops, so they went to Dodge City, Kansas in 1874 and ended up in the Longbranch Saloon. Then to Tombstone Arizona in 1881. It seems James (The protagonist) had an interest in Wyatt Earp. From there they ended up at the Alamo in 1836 but this time it wasn’t a destination they requested.

Apparently, they witnessed the devil taking a soul at the OK Corral in Tombstone, and now the devil wants to chat. He sent a text to James (His reply number 666), but he and Samantha (The other protagonist) decided to ignore it. So now the devil is manipulating their agenda. He definitely wants to strike a deal so that James and Samantha won’t be letting souls know about his personal visits at the time of death.

The devil thinks it might be bad for business if people knew the devil himself would be ushering wicked souls to hell. He thinks people might not damn themselves if they knew a personal meeting was the result. The devil believes it would be a good idea if James and Samantha joined his team. Joining him would guarantee their loyalty and silence. He decides to show them what it would be like being a devil’s disciple.

Their first stop is Wimbledon where James beats Roger Federer for the 2019 title. Next for James is the Normandy landing on D-day 1944. James is leading a company of troopers headed for Omaha Beach. James has no idea what to do and worse, not sure he can get back to the Bellagio in Las Vegas. That is where he and Sam were having dinner with the devil before he was willed to France. Stay tuned.

Today’s JohnKu talks about imagination. I hope you have a terrific weekend.

You been smoking that funny stuff? If not, well, don’t start! Your imagination has gone wild with this one and I can’t wait for more.
Have a fabulous weekend, John. I’m off! But I’ll come back to snoop…

With all that’s going on in your world, you’re still managing to get 1,000 words a day day?!? I’m totally impressed, John — well done! By the way, did you end up taking a break to play tug-of-toy with Twiggy??

It really is hot, John. I think we are going to have a very hot summer too. So unbearable. Our winter is gone and it is already in the high twenties and it is still technically winter and not even sprint.

I can’t help wondering if you’ve ever tuned in to a late night AM radio show called Ground Zero. It’s hosted by a guy named Clyde Lewis, and on the oddness scale, it’s right up there. I don’t know how you could fit it into the plot of your new work, but believe me — it would make the Devil himself seem like an innocuous suburbanite!

Reblogged this on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine and commented:
I am leaving you tonight with a teaser from John Howell about his new book…I will give you a clue.. the Devil is in the detail.. I have enjoyed all of John’s books to date and I am sure this will be no exception to that rule.

Well, at least they ain’t none of them gettin’ bored along the way. … 🙂
What a fun photo, and teaser, and just … well … fun.
Stay cool!!!
It’s been warm in NYC earlier in the summer but not as warm now (and yeah, we ain’t in the 100s so no complaints!) 🙂